Court Agency Services, City of London

London Agents

We are amongst the closest law firms in London to the commercial courts of the Royal Courts of Justice, including the Queen's Bench Division, Chancery Division and Commercial Court of the High Court of England and Wales, which are located on the edge of the City of London. We are able to be in a courtroom before a Master or Judge of the Court within minutes of leaving our offices other than in peak times.

We act promptly as London agents for international & UK solicitors, lawyers and international attorneys and law firms requiring steps to be taken before the English Courts, such as:

Applications to Court

• applications for service of originating process out of the jurisdiction of UK Courts;
• applications for substituted service and service of documents by an alternate means, where defendants  keep house or otherwise take steps to avoid service of documents and originating process;
• attending case management conferences before High Court Judges, Circuit Judges, Masters of the Queen's Bench Division and Chancery Division of the High Court;
• attending before Masters for directions and enquiries in respect of procedure, where the court procedure is not entirely clear;
• organising and preparing preparation of Application bundles and Trial Bundles for hearings in the matter expected by English Judges and Masters;

Filing and Service of Documents

• filing of documents in Court Registries and payment of attendant court filing fees, such as Claim Forms, applications for recognition of judgments, applications for appointment of foreign legal entities to participate in English legal proceedings and/or arbitrations;
• service of documents within the jurisdiction, such as upon defendants and respondents, and others involved or to be involved in English legal proceedings, whether acting as process servers or supervising service of originating process issued in England or abroad;
• attending to filing requirements such as filing of certificates of service;

Obtaining Documents from Courts

• applications to obtain copies of documents on Court files on behalf of offshore participants in English litigation;

Updating Court Bundles

• assisting law firms remote to the Courts, by updating appeal bundles in the High Court and Court of Appeal;

Court Hearings

• locating and briefing suitable barristers for hearings;
• instructing counsel at hearings on behalf of those instructing us, where we are appointed as London Agents by businesses in other parts of the UK, or abroad;
• preparation of court documents required to recover costs in summary assessments at interim hearings;
• appearing in the Winding Up List of the Companies Court;
• attending upon and instructing barristers in Court on interim applications where requested;

Appointments in Official Capacities

• representing overseas law firms, liquidators and administrators to obtain appointment in an offical capacity, such as receiving the authority of the Court to act in respect of assets located within the UK;
• appointments of probate for estates administered outside the UK.

We are also able to facilitate secure transfer of any volume and size of court documents in electronic form to London from any point of origin on the planet with an internet connection, within hours.

Where required do so, we are also available to provide the sort of knowledgeable advice which is only available from experienced lawyers, solicitors and attorneys, who have appeared before the Courts for decades and liaise with the Registries, Masters, Judges' Associates and court clerks on a regular basis.

Court Agency Services in London

We have assisted international law firms abroad and lawyers within the jurisdiction of UK courts to review court documentation, for compliance with the requirements of the English Rules of Court, the Civil Procedure Rules, including preparation of application notices, draft orders, witness statements, Part 7 Claim Forms and Part 8 Claim Forms, and suggested further options and alternatives where available to place the ultimate client in a better position than would have been the case to obtain the full benefit of the court orders which English Courts have jurisdiction to make.

We have assisted companies in the Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (part of the Queen's Bench Division), Chancery Division, Technology and Construction Court, Companies and Bankruptcy Court, Administrative Court Office, Companies Court (part of the Chancery Division), Intellectual Property Office and Companies Names Tribunal.

Practice and Procedure

We are readily able to assist advising on:

1. matters of practice and procedure before English Courts in order to obtain named objectives;
2. requirements for service of English issued Court documents outside of the jurisdiction;
3. obtaining appointments under international insolvency laws in England;
4. recognising judgments issued by Courts outside the jurisdiction by English Courts, and enforcement;
5. interpleader proceedings in relation to ownership of property or contested property rights within the jurisdiction of English Courts.

London Business Solicitors & Lawyers

Our Solicitors in London assist businesses in the UK and internationally to create options, achieve realistic and attainable goals, and providing guidance to assist decision-making in a commercial context.

For more information, legal advice or to find out more about the legal services we provide, call 020 7353 1770 or contact us online.